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Devaux
Devaux is a French surname that may refer to * André Devaux (1894–1981), French sprint runner *Antoine Devaux (born 1985), French association football defender * François-Antoine Devaux (1712–1796), French poet *Jean-Christophe Devaux (born 1975 ), French association football player * Henri Devaux (1862–1956), French biophysicist * Marianne Devaux (born 1962), New Caledonian politician *Paul Devaux Paul Devaux (10 April 1801, in Bruges – 30 January 1880, in Brussels) was a liberal Belgian politician, deeply involved in the unionist movement. Life He began life as a lawyer in Liège, where he met Joseph Lebeau and Charles Rogier, with w ... (1801–1880), Belgian politician * Philippe Devaux (1902–1979), Belgian philosopher * Pierre Devaux (1897–1994), Belgian Olympic runner * Thierry Devaux (born 1959), French sportsman, developer of acrobatic bungee jumping See also * Deveaux {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Antoine Devaux
François-Antoine Devaux (12 December 1712, in Lunéville – 11 April 1796, or 22 germinal year IV, Lunéville) was a Lorraine (province), Lorraine (and, after 1766, French) poet and man of letters. He was called ''Panpan'' by his friends. Life Devaux trained as a lawyer and worked briefly for a lawyer cousin in Nancy, France, Nancy. He soon quit to live with his parents in Lunéville, resisting their efforts to make him marry and earn a living. His dream was to become a writer, an ambition encouraged by his friend Françoise de Graffigny, who became his sponsor in the court society of Lorraine. They collaborated on several literary projects and confided in each other about their problems, both financial and emotional. In the 1730s Devaux wrote a one-act prose play, called ''Les Portraits'', which was accepted by the Comédie-Française; but the troupe stalled on performing the play, and for about fifteen years Devaux struggled to get it staged. In 1737, the duke of Lorraine, Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Devaux
Henri Edgard Devaux (6 July 1862 – 14 March 1956) was a French botanist, biophysicist, and plant physiologist who worked on gas exchange and membranes. In his studies on thin films, he was one of the pioneers of surface chemistry and molecular biophysics. Devaux was born in Etaules and went to study pharmacy at the University of Bordeaux with a scholarship. He then went to the University of Sorbonne and received a doctorate in 1889 for work under Gaston Bonnier on gas exchange in plant tissues. In 1896 he noted the absorption of metal ions in the cell membranes of aquatic plants and examined ion exchange through the effects of sodium of potassium ion concentrations in the surroundings. He became the first chair of plant physiology at the University of Bordeaux in 1906 after spending time in the University of Dijon. From 1903 he began to take an interest in the physics of surfaces. He was a popular demonstrator and experimenter, and his demonstrations on oil monolayer films on w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Devaux
Thierry Devaux (also known as Terry Do; born 16 November 1959), developed acrobatic bungee jumping. His landing on the Statue of Liberty was the feat that gave him mainstream awareness. He designed several techniques to transform bungee jumps into sport field. Personal Main Spirit He uses elastic cord to perform an aesthetical move akin. He performs 8 to 12 acrobatic jumps during two-hour training with the help of his Jumar or with a winch to lift him up. Jumps Thierry used a dynamometer and a variometer as early as November 1988 to measure the distortion of an elastic rope, the various bounces and the forces that the jumper has to endure. A climbing rope can accommodate a 30% stretch in case of a fall in order to avoid body trauma. An elastic rope typically stretches by a factor of 3.5~4.5 of its initial length (250~350%). Monuments and shows Eiffel Tower On October 27, 1991, Thierry Devaux, along with mountain guide Hervé Calvayrac, performed six figures from the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Devaux
Jean André Devaux (4 August 1894 – 28 February 1981) was a French sprinter. In 1914 he won the national 400 m title, and in 1920 he was part of the French 4 × 400 m relay that won an Olympic bronze medal. He missed the 1924 Games due to an injury. Devaux was an inspector of postal services and telecommunications and an accomplished writer, the author of 1954 book ''La Gerbe et le Fagot''. References External links * * 1894 births 1981 deaths French male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Laon Sportspeople from Aisne Athletes from Hauts-de-France 20th-century French people {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Christophe Devaux
Jean-Christophe Devaux (born 16 May 1975 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. In his career, he played for Lyon, Servette, Strasbourg, and Reims. He scored the winning goal for Strasbourg with a free-kick in the 2005 Coupe de la Ligue Final against Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,RC Strasbourg's official site profile 1975 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Devaux
Pierre Antoine A. Devaux (24 November 1897 – 11 January 1984) was a Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... References 1897 births 1984 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Belgian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Devaux
Antoine Devaux (born 21 February 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Dieppe, Devaux began his career at Le Havre. In 2007, he joined Ligue 2 side FC Gueugnon, where he stayed just one season, before moving to US Boulogne. In 2009, Devaux left US Boulogne to sign a three-year deal with FC Toulouse Toulouse Football Club is French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the premier division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse .... External links Profile on Eurosport * Living people 1985 births Sportspeople from Dieppe, Seine-Maritime Footballers from Seine-Maritime Men's association football defenders French men's footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players US Boulogne players Le Havre AC players FC Gueugnon players Toulouse FC players Stade de Reims players Tours FC players {{Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Devaux
Paul Devaux (10 April 1801, in Bruges – 30 January 1880, in Brussels) was a liberal Belgian politician, deeply involved in the unionist movement. Life He began life as a lawyer in Liège, where he met Joseph Lebeau and Charles Rogier, with whom he refounded the '' Matthieu Lansbergh'' (later renamed ''le Politique'') as a pro-unionist publication. Elected to the National Congress of Belgium, he and Lebeau defended the candidature of Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg against that of Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours Prince Louis of Orléans, Duke of Nemours (Louis Charles Philippe Raphaël d'Orléans; 25 October 1814 – 26 June 1896) was the second son of King Louis-Philippe I of France, and his wife Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. Life Childhoo .... In 1831 he took part in Lebeau's cabinet as minister without portfolio – it was Devaux who suggested Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as a candidate for the throne of Belgium. {{DEFAULTSORT:Devaux, Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Devaux
Philippe Devaux (1902–1979) was a French-speaking Belgian philosopher and logician, professor at the University of Liège. Through his numerous works and translations (he was the translator and friend of Bertrand Russell), he played a great part in the development of analytic philosophy in French-speaking countries. After a first study devoted to the philosophy of Samuel Alexander in 1929, Philippe Devaux was appointed as a FNRS research associate in Belgium, and then for two-year as an advanced fellow at the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University, where he studied with Alfred North Whitehead. After becoming professor at the University of Liège, he also taught at the universities of Brussels, Manchester, Hull and London. Paul Gochet Paul Gochet (21 March 1932 – 21 June 2011) was a Belgian logician, philosopher, and emeritus professor of the University of Liège. His research was mainly in the fields of logic and analytic philosophy. He is perhaps best kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Devaux
Marianne Devaux (born October 27, 1962, in Nouméa) is a New Caledonian politician. She has served in the Congress of New Caledonia as a member of The Rally-UMP The Rally (french: Le Rassemblement; until 2004 Rally for Caledonia in the Republic, french: Rassemblement pour une Calédonie dans la République; from 2004 to 2014 Rally–UMP) is a conservative political party in New Caledonia, strongly suppor .... References 1962 births Living people People from Nouméa Members of the Congress of New Caledonia The Rally (New Caledonia) politicians {{NewCaledonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |